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Your text here. Master Flyer. Great Horned Owl. Power Point by Tam-Hao. Introduction. The scientific name for a Great Horned Owl is Stringiformes There are 140 different types of owls Owls are birds Their lifespan is 5 to 15 years. What Great Horned Owls Look Like.
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Your text here Master Flyer Great Horned Owl Power Point by Tam-Hao
Introduction • The scientific name for a Great Horned Owl is Stringiformes • There are 140 different types of owls • Owls are birds • Their lifespan is 5 to 15 years
What Great Horned Owls Look Like • A bib-like, bright white patch at its throat • Large ear tufts which are large openings covered with feathers on opposites sides of their head that stick up like horns • Padded, fringed feathers that help them fly swift and silently • Soft down feathers to keep warm • Dark gray and brown feathers to blend in with the trees
More of What Great Horned Owls Look Like • Large eyes that can see really good in day or night • Owls have the ability to turn his head a 270 degree angle! • When making their call “who”, their throat patch expands
Where Great Horned Owls Live(Habitat) and Climate • Great Horned Owls live in forests in warm climates • They live in the trees • Their nest are old nests left by bigger birds • North America and South America • Each one has it’s territory or section of the forest
What Great Horned Owls Eat and What Eats Them • Great Horned Owls are carnivores and predators • They are at the top of the food chain, their only enemies are people • People destroy their homes in the trees • Owls eat skunks, porcupines, rabbits, grouse, ducks, hares, squirrels, geese, pigeons
How They Get Their Food • Opposable claws that come out when they catch their prey • Curved beak called bill grabs their prey • Owls have no teeth so they swallow their food whole unless it’s too big, they tear it up to pieces • Sharp, curved talons kill it’s prey instantly • Large ears
Babies • Owls lay about 1 to 5 eggs a year • Each egg is laid on a different day, so each egg has it’s own hatching day • It takes 32 days for the eggs to develop • Most owls lay their eggs when there is still snow because then the eggs come out in the spring • Parents are very protective of their babies, they have been known to attack humans that come too close
More Babies • Babies can fly short flights when they’re 8 weeks old • After 8 weeks, they would of almost grew in all it’s wings
How Owls Act • When owls are disturbed, they hunch back and lifts it’s tail • Hoot and whistle to scare away unwelcome visitors • They are very protective of their young • At night owls call at each other to know where each others territory is • Owls don’t usually stay up during the day because they are nocturnal, but if they do, they only fly about 1 mile
What Owls Look Like on the Inside That Helps it Survive • Large eyes help the owl see in the dark to see it’s prey and humans, their eyes can see well in both day and night • Their ears are large openings surrounded by feathers hear the quiet sounds under it • Owls have the ability to turn its head a 270 degree angle • Soft, padded feathers help them fly silently • 3 eyelids to protect it from it’s struggling prey
What Owls Look Like To Help It Survive • Warm down feathers help the owl keep warm • Feathers that are brown, and dark gray feathers help it blend in with its surroundings to camouflage from its prey and humans • Their large ear tufts stick up like horns and can hear very well • Their huge eyes see really good in the dark
How They Act That Helps Them Survive • In the winter they migrate to the south to keep warm • Owls hunt alone so it’s easier to approach their prey • Owls are very protective of their babies • When owls are disturbed, they hunch back and flattens its tail
Fun Facts • Owls ears stick up like horns which is how they got their name • In some cultures, owls are known as good luck, in others they are often shown as signs of death • Owls do not have teeth • Male owls are often smaller than females and weigh less than females
More Fun Facts • In the day, owls only cover about 1 mile per day because they are nocturnal • If during the day a flock of birds spot an owl, they will most likely chase away the owl • 2% of all bird species are nocturnal, 1% of all bird species are owls